Music and Youth
Dhol music live on Alpha Punjabi, ETC Punjabi
MUMBAI: Alpha TV Punjabi and ETC Channel Punjabi will live telecast a ‘dhol’ music extravaganza on 30 September from 6:30 pm onwards. The event ‘Dhol Punjabi Live’ will be telecast live simultaneously on both the channels.
The array of artists taking part in the event include Mika Singh, Sarabjit Cheema, Ashok Masti, Balkar Sidhu, Manpreet Sandhu and comedy artists Sudesh Lahiri and Bhajna Amli. The show will be anchored by Satinder Satti.
ETC Channel Punjabi president and Alpha Punjabi business head Rabindra Narayan has been quoted in an official release as saying, “We are endeavoring to take high quality entertainment and television to smaller towns and cities. It is imperative and inevitable that television channels connect directly with the viewer in these areas. We want to provide quality shows and set trends in bringing forth all styles of music.”
According to Alpha Punjabi VP programming Rajiee M Shinde, “It is for the first time that a show of this magnitude is being organised in Kapurthala. The event is planned on a large scale where a blend of Punjabi music and rib-tickling comedy would enthrall the audience. Besides good quality software, this show would help in raising the quality of shows in smaller towns and cities of Punjab.”
The venue – Kapurthala Palace – will don a completely new look, as it will be bedecked with the computer controlled lighting on the evening of the event, informs the release.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
